Author Archive

The Importance of Tithing

Folks, this is going to sound corny, as if I’m doing my gosh darnedest to sound like Gary North or Charley Reese. So be it: My wife and I are Christian and so we tithe, meaning we set aside 10% of our monthly income and give it to the Church. (This book gives an in-depth […]

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Don’t Pay Down Your Credit Card Balances

In a recent LRC article, I made the case for not paying down your credit card debt. Rather, if you expect the dollar to fall (and prices to rise) fairly rapidly over the next few years, then you should let your card balances roll over, and use the freed up dollars to buy assets such […]

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Inaugural Post

This site will be a work in progress, probably through September [2008]. I hope to offer near-daily commentary on financial news. I am an economist with a PhD from NYU, but I have been heavily influenced by the “Austrian” school of economics. I am a consultant–meaning I will take anyone’s money–but my main gig right […]

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Hello world!

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